# 1999–2000 YUBA League

The 1999–2000 Winston YUBA League (Serbian Cyrillic: Винстон ЈУБА лига 1999/2000.) was the 8th season of the YUBA League, the top-tier professional basketball league in Yugoslavia (later renamed to Serbia and Montenegro).

## Teams

A total of 12 teams participated in the 1999–2000 Winston YUBA League.

### Distribution

The following is the access list for this season.
Access list for the 1999–2000 Winston YUBA League :
| | Teams entering in this round | Teams advancing from the previous round |
| Regular season (12 teams) | 10 highest-placed teams from the previous season 2 highest-placed teams from the B League | |
| Playoffs (8 teams) | | 8 highest-placed teams from the Regular season |

### Promotion and relegation
#### Teams promoted from the YUBA B League

* Borac Čačak
* Ibon

#### Teams relegated to the YUBA B League

* Zdravlje
* Iva Zorka

### Venues and locations

| Club | Home city | Arena | Capacity |
| Beobanka | Belgrade | New Belgrade Sports Hall | 5,000 |
| Beopetrol | Belgrade | New Belgrade Sports Hall | 5,000 |
| Borac Čačak | Čačak | Borac Hall | 3,000 |
| Budućnost | Podgorica | Morača Hall | 4,300 |
| Crvena zvezda | Belgrade | Pionir Hall | 5,878 |
| FMP Železnik | Belgrade | Železnik Hall | 3,000 |
| Hemofarm | Vršac | Millennium Centar | 5,000 |
| Ibon Nikšić | Nikšić | Nikšić Sports Center | 3,000 |
| Lovćen | Cetinje | Lovćen Sports Center | 1,500 |
| Partizan | Belgrade | Pionir Hall | 5,878 |
| Radnički Jugopetrol | Belgrade | SC Šumice | 2,000 |
| Spartak | Subotica | Dudova Šuma Hall | 3,000 |

### Personnel and sponsorship

| Club | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Beobanka | Darko Ruso | Ivan Cimbaljević | Sportstar | Beobanka |
| Beopetrol | Zoran Krečković / Slobodan Klipa | | Champion | Beopetrol |
| Borac Čačak | Milovan Stepandić | | | |
| Budućnost | Miroslav Nikolić | | | Montenegro Airlines |
| Crvena zvezda | Jovica Antonić / Momir Milatović / Vladislav Lučić / Stevan Karadžić | Saša Obradović | Nike | Delta Banka |
| FMP Železnik | Aleksandar Petrović | | | |
| Hemofarm | Željko Lukajić | | | Hemofarm |
| Ibon Nikšić | Janko Lukovski | | | |
| Lovćen | Miodrag Kadija | | | |
| Partizan | Nenad Trajković | | Nike | |
| Radnički Jugopetrol | Duško Vujošević | | | |
| Spartak | Srećko Sekulović | | | |

## Regular season
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | BUD | PAR | CZV | HEM | BBA | FMP | RAD | BOR | LOV | BPE | SPA | IBO |
| 1 | Budućnost | 22 | 22 | 0 | 1774 | 1434 | +340 | 44 | Qualification to Playoffs | — | 68–66 | 89–67 | 74–68 | 80–60 | 84–74 | 96–77 | 80–67 | 85–68 | 88–74 | 109–84 | 82–65 |
| 2 | Partizan | 22 | 16 | 6 | 1654 | 1571 | +83 | 38 | Qualification to Playoffs | 70–82 | — | 80–74 | 77–84 | 68–71 | 90–87 | 73–67 | 87–83 | 71–58 | 84–68 | 74–48 | 90–64 |
| 3 | Crvena zvezda | 22 | 15 | 7 | 1696 | 1601 | +95 | 37 | Qualification to Playoffs | 71–92 | 69–54 | — | 90–85 | 83–77 | 63–62 | 78–77 | 73–71 | 81–66 | 84–62 | 71–57 | 61–52 |
| 4 | Hemofarm | 22 | 13 | 9 | 1647 | 1553 | +94 | 35 | Qualification to Playoffs | 70–73 | 73–83 | 65–64 | — | 64–52 | 80–60 | 88–77 | 81–69 | 87–70 | 78–76 | 75–65 | 88–72 |
| 5 | Beobanka | 22 | 13 | 9 | 1607 | 1611 | −4 | 35 | Qualification to Playoffs | 67–72 | 63–74 | 53–64 | 78–69 | — | 82–75 | 82–79 | 84–79 | 63–56 | 84–71 | 77–55 | 76–65 |
| 6 | FMP Železnik | 22 | 12 | 10 | 1668 | 1603 | +65 | 34 | Qualification to Playoffs | 60–67 | 65–66 | 95–84 | 60–57 | 70–66 | — | 99–72 | 64–72 | 57–56 | 94–87 | 83–62 | 92–74 |
| 7 | Radnički Jugopetrol | 22 | 10 | 12 | 1563 | 1560 | +3 | 32 | Qualification to Playoffs | 72–94 | 73–57 | 62–73 | 82–86 | 76–64 | 57–58 | — | 74–65 | 79–56 | 89–86 | 69–66 | 93–51 |
| 8 | Borac Čačak | 22 | 9 | 13 | 1695 | 1679 | +16 | 31 | Qualification to Playoffs | | 73–75 | 85–97 | 70–82 | 85–71 | 94–97 | 85–76 | — | 72–67 | 86–69 | 97–71 | 82–61 |
| 9 | Lovćen | 22 | 8 | 14 | 1446 | 1581 | −135 | 30 | | 51–101 | 66–70 | 65–57 | 67–66 | 78–73 | 56–85 | | 80–67 | — | 57–78 | 72–55 | 83–91 |
| 10 | Beopetrol | 22 | 7 | 15 | 1750 | 1794 | −44 | 29 | | 75–89 | 85–86 | 107–100 | 73–68 | 92–94 | 82–90 | 84–67 | 77–78 | 70–83 | — | 89–67 | 75–71 |
| 11 | Spartak | 22 | 4 | 18 | 1467 | 1703 | −236 | 26 | Relegation to YUBA B League | 69–81 | 74–78 | 66–97 | 56–67 | 79–82 | 74–68 | 67–69 | 81–75 | 64–67 | 82–71 | — | 80–77 |
| 12 | Ibon | 22 | 3 | 19 | 1500 | 1777 | −277 | 25 | Relegation to YUBA B League | 66–102 | 76–81 | 79–95 | 71–66 | 77–82 | 72–79 | 92–94 | 50–72 | 44–60 | 75–99 | 55–45 | — |
Source: Srbija-info

## Playoffs
### Bracket

Source
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Finals | Finals |
| 8–10 April | 8–10 April | | | |
| Budućnost | 2 | | | |
| Budućnost | 2 | 15–19 April | 15–19 April | | |
| Borac Čačak | 0 | 15–19 April | 15–19 April | |
| Borac Čačak | 0 | Budućnost | 3 | |
| 8–10 April | 8–10 April | | Budućnost | 3 | |
| 8–10 April | 8–10 April | Hemofarm | 0 | |
| Hemofarm | 2 | Hemofarm | 0 | |
| Hemofarm | 2 | | | | 2–7 May | 2–7 May |
| Beobanka | 0 | | | | 2–7 May | 2–7 May |
| Beobanka | 0 | | | | Budućnost | 3 |
| 8–10 April | 8–10 April | | | | | Budućnost | 3 |
| 8–10 April | 8–10 April | | | | Partizan | 0 |
| Partizan | 2 | | | | Partizan | 0 |
| Partizan | 2 | 15–23 April | 15–23 April | | | |
| Radnički Jugopetrol | 0 | 15–23 April | 15–23 April | | | |
| Radnički Jugopetrol | 0 | Partizan | 3 | | | |
| 8–10 April | 8–10 April | | Partizan | 3 | | | |
| 8–10 April | 8–10 April | Crvena zvezda | 2 | |
| Crvena zvezda | 2 | Crvena zvezda | 2 | |
| FMP Železnik | 0 | | | |

## Clubs in European competitions

| Competition | Team | Progress | Result |
| FIBA EuroLeague | Crvena zvezda | Second round – Group F | 6th (2–14) |
| FIBA EuroLeague | Budućnost | Top 16 | Eliminated by Panathinaikos, 1–2 |
| FIBA Saporta Cup | Partizan | Group E | 5th (5–5) |
| FIBA Saporta Cup | Radnički Jugopetrol | Round of 32 | Eliminated by Darüşşafaka, 137–141 (1–1) |
| FIBA Korać Cup | FMP Železnik | Second round – Group O | Withdrew |
| FIBA Korać Cup | Spartak | Second round – Group M | Withdrew |
| FIBA Korać Cup | Beopetrol | Second round – Group C | Withdrew |